1991 Bangladeshi presidential election

1991 Bangladeshi presidential election
8 October 1991
 
Nominee Abdur Rahman Biswas Badrul Haider Chowdhury
Party BNP Awami League
Electoral vote 172 92
President before election

Shahabuddin Ahmed
Independent

President

Abdur Rahman Biswas
BNP

Indirect presidential elections were held in Bangladesh on 8 October 1991, with the 330 members of the Jatiya Sangsad electing the president. This was the first indirect election after the restoration of the parliamentary system. Abdur Rahman Biswas was nominated by the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Badrul Haider Chowdhury was nominated by the Awami League.

Abdur Rahman Biswas was elected with 172 votes to the 92 received by Badrul Haider Chowdhury. He took the oath of office and took office on 10 October 1991. This was the last contested presidential election in Bangladesh.

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